[mythtvnz] EPG or lack there of

[Steven Ellis]

On Mon, March 15, 2010 11:23 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com>
>> > Does the mheg code put the mheg epg data into myth anyway?
>>
>> Apparently pressing F12 during livetv can give
>> http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/320/20100315210334.png - if you are
>> lucky...
>>
>
> It works on recordings too, if they are close enough time-wise.
>
>
>> however I am not aware of that same data being inserted into the epg,
>> which
>> I suppose is what you are alluding to?
>>
>
> Right, the code to parse that mheg data and insert it into Myth's database
> is not there. My understanding is that the format of the data is
> particular
> to Freeview and subject to change at Freeview's will which might be a
> barrier to getting a patch accepted into Myth even if someone writes it..

Yes you are quite right. Basically there is almost a CSV file embedded in
the data stream that the MHEG application parses and displays. The format
of this data can change at any time.


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